The Informer, a religious and educational monthly, circulated nationally. News regarding the Baptist Church predominated, and the paper advocated "right thinking and right living" as a means to effect African-American advancement. The editor, E.W.B. Curry, believed "honest work" rather than agitation was a more profitable way to draw attention to the goals and practical capabilities of the black American. Curry maintained that racial issues confronting America had to be settled gradually, and only after African-Americans had become independent, self-respecting, and self-reliant, could this be accomplished. As a practical manifestation of his beliefs, Curry established a school following in the Tuskegee tradition, the Curry Normal and Industrial Institute in Urbana.

NOTE:
Sometimes original published items contain mistaken information. Occasionally there is a duplicate
issue number or erroneous date. This is especially prevalent in Newspaper publications.

In an effort to reflect the original document, we have kept the original volume, number and date
on the item information. Yet in order to add clarity, we have indicated what we believe the original
issue, volume or date should be.

For example:

Number 48 - December 7, 1918

Number 49 - December 14, 1918

Number 51 - December 21, 1918[should be Number 50]

Although the Masthead (front page) reads Number 51, it should probably be issue Number 50.

CONTENTS

1902-1920, selected issues

Images of selected articles and illustrations from the following issues:

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